Julie Plagens: Family estrangement--Pursuing personal healing and reconciliation

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Julie Plagens is the author of Estranged: Finding hope when your
family falls apart . Wow, is this a POWERFUL conversation. 


This is not a topic people talk about--FULL. STOP. 


But if you have a strained or difficult or estranged relationship
with your parents and/or siblings, it affects you, as a woman,
and your motherhood journey, in EVERY. WAY. 


Julie tells her own story and how she has struggled towards
emotional and physical health, freedom, forgiveness, and
reconciliation. 


I specifically chose this episode for after the holidays because
family relationships can be so tough and the pain that comes from
difficult or estranged relationships is often indescribable. It's
easy to feel stuck and hopeless. 


It's real, raw, and full of strength, hope and practical
stories. 


You're not alone. 

Quotable Quotes: 
“The problem with estrangement is that things aren’t worked out.
That’s why you go away. So when you come back, it’s not like
everything is worked out automatically. You’ve got the same
people and the same problems, only I had changed in that I was
going to set hard boundaries. I had to really, really work at
saying no and my parents being angry with me. And whatever that
meant, that was ok because I knew who I was despite what they
thought." 


 "There is a difference between forgiveness and
reconciliation. Forgiveness is about the offense. Reconciliation
is about the relationship. Forgiveness takes one person—that’s
between you and God. Reconciliation takes two people and both
sides have to be willing to admit wrongs, to work together, to
build trust, to do what you say, say what you do—it takes time.
And if that person is not trustworthy, you have to set harder
boundaries and step back. "

Resources: When to Walk Away by Gary Thomas

Find Julie here:
 Estranged: Finding Hope When Your Family Falls
Apart. 
You can find it in paperback on Amazon or any other digital
platform.
Social media for Pinterest, Insta, and FB is
@julieaplagens.
You can find her blog at: momremaede.com


 


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